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BBC cuts - make your voice heard
DATELINE: 8/3/10
On 2 March the BBC Trust published a proposed strategy for the BBC inviting views from the public and industry on the future direction for the corporation (see NUJ response - article dated 1 March below). It's now time for you to have your say.The proposals have been drawn up by the BBC Executive following a 'challenge' from the BBC Trust to the Director General to carry out a full scale review of the BBC's strategy.
The Trust issued the 'challenge' in July 2009 to address questions about the scope of the BBC's activities, focusing on how the BBC can most effectively deliver its public service mission and meet audience needs and deliver value for money.
The proposals will now be subject to a 12 week consultation (ending 25 May). The Executive's proposals can be found on the Strategy review page http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/press_releases/march/strategic_review.shtml
Last modified: Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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Dear Viewers
In these hard times for ordinary people great quality TV is need, which is what the BBC excel in. Cut backs by nature of what is being done will affect the quality and output of programs.
TV license is not that expensive, just go out a few times a month to see other entertainment and that is easily more expensive. If cuts are to be made then the entertainers need to be paid, but not in over the top pay packages, these people have talent but if it’s not on the TV then they will not get the world coverage for free and get paid at the same time, there are 1000s of people out there with talent who for a lot less than the so called stars would like a chance to make a living, so give them ago and reduce expenses and pay of the currant stars.
Posted by: David Stockley: 20 Nov, 2011 17:26:45Can the BBC make savings?
I’ve got news; pardon the pun, for BBC newsreaders/presenters/journalist who are constantly scaremongering, you bet it can.
How about implementing these two ideas for a start.
Use one presenter/journalist rather than the 2 or 3 or even 4 that currently are used to read the news. After all other broadcasters seem to manage with only one presenter. If this over manning is typical throughout the BBC then this is the easiest place to make substantial savings.
Secondly, I don't know how much money is spent on weather presenters but if they were to be paid according to accuracy this would drastically reduce costs. The number of businesses that have lost income or been put out of business due to the BBC stating all week that the coming weekend will wet and it turns out to be the opposite. The economy suffers from these needless error forecasts.
Usually the BBC think, we the viewing public can only understand subjects if we are shown graphics and symbols so why the need for a voice over the weather charts; just put up a few symbols on a map during the closing credits, job done.
Implement both my suggestions and the mount of public money saved would be enormous plus the wider economy would also benefit from less misleading weather forecasts.
Posted by: mike shave: 9 Oct, 2011 09:39:13
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